Late traumatic birth complication

Authors

  • Natacha Fontes Paediatric Service, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde
  • Brígida Amaral Paediatric Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto
  • Ana Oliveira Dermatology Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto
  • Manuela Selores Dermatology Service, Centro Hospitalar do Porto
  • Margarida Pontes Paediatric Service, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde
  • Elisabete Coelho Paediatric Service, Centro Hospitalar Póvoa de Varzim/Vila do Conde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v23.i3.8700

Keywords:

Cutaneous lesions, hypercalcaemia, newborn, subcutaneous fat necrosis

Abstract

Introduction: Subcutaneous fat necrosis is a rare transient disorder of adipose tissue mostly affecting term or post-term newborns with perinatal complications.

Case report: Full-term neonate, large for gestational age, with a complicated vaginal birth, requiring resuscitation. Skin lesions compatible with NGTS, which resolved without complications, were noted at 13 days of life.

Discussion: We report a case of subcutaneous fat necrosis with a benign evolution, just to remind this uncommon entity. The pathogenesis is poorly understood and although it tends to resolve spontaneously, an eventful associated hypercalcaemia >may have a fatal outcome.

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Published

2016-03-01

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Fontes N, Amaral B, Oliveira A, Selores M, Pontes M, Coelho E. Late traumatic birth complication. REVNEC [Internet]. 2016Mar.1 [cited 2024May12];23(3):161-3. Available from: https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/8700

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Vol. 23 No. 3 (2014)

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